May 10th: Day 2

So today I realized that not all adapters are compatible with my computer cord...my adapter has 2 prongs while the computer cord has 3...which led to an unsuccessful hunt for a new adapter so that I could charge my dying computer. Fortunately, Elaine has a Mac and has the extension cord that can connect to my cord so I don't have to spend money buying a new adapter!

Things about Dundrum:

1) People really love using the phrases: your man (general term for the random person they are talking about), glorious or lovely (ie. dinner was glorious), & thanks a million. It's funny because even though they speak English, there are times I don't understand a thing people are talking about.

2) Irish people LOVE their tea. Staff at the pharmacy drink tea 2-3 times while I'm there.

3) It rains a lot...but generally it's light, random, and only for short periods.

4) They have a huge, beautiful mall that has escalator ramps so people can take carts/strollers up and down different floors.

Things from the pharmacy:

1) Regular prescriptions are only valid for 6 months after they are written & controls are only valid for 14 days.

2) Diabetic medication and testing supplies are free for patients...which is likely to become a problem for the government since Type II Diabetes is on the rise.

3) They develop passport photos at the pharmacy! They actually take the picture, format it, and print it up for the people. I cannot imagine that being part of my job at Giant Eagle.

4) Things aren't quite as electronic as in the USA. They have to submit all the paperwork/claims... which then they get a printout of the paid claims after the month is complete and they have to match it up to the submitted claims to look for any that were not paid for. This is a very tedious job. From what I saw though, they can fit all or most of their claims in one medium-sized paper bag...which is definitely not possible at Giant Eagle.

5) Even though there are 4 Farmer's Pharmacy locations, the pharmacy computers are NOT linked, so they cannot pull up patient profiles from the other pharmacies.